Instructions

Directions for Crushed Thin Mint Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with the liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, extract and water and mix until combined.
• Take half a package of the cookies and place into a ziplock bag, crush the cookies into small pieces and then mix in with the cake batter.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
• Pull out and place on the side to cool.

Frosting Directions

• In a standing mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream. Mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• If frosting is soft, add 1/4-1/2 C powder sugar until you get thick frosting
• Split the frosting in half, add the mint extract and green food coloring to one bowl of frosting. 
• Add the second bowl of frosting back into the standing mixer and add the cocoa powder.
• Mix until the cocoa powder is combined and chocolate frosting is made.
• Scoop the green frosting into one side of the piping bag and the chocolate frosting on the other side. 
• Take the cooled cupcake and start piping frosting from the edge to the center.
• Drizzle the chocolate sauce and top with a thin mint cookie

Enjoy!